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California farmers team up to convert beets to ethanol
FIVE POINTS, Calif. (AP) — Amid the vast almond orchards and grape fields that surround Five Points in California's Central Valley, a once-dominant crop that has nearly disappeared from the state's farms is making a comeback: sugar beets. But...
Tags: Agriculture, Energy Resources, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The persistent drought is taking a toll on producers of ethanol, with corn becoming so scarce that nearly two dozen ethanol plants have been forced to halt production. The Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol industry trade group,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Gardening, Environmental Issues, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Biofuels
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U.S. corn surplus estimate raised 5 percent on slowing global demand
U.S. corn stockpiles before the next harvest will be 5 percent larger than forecast a month ago, and more than analysts expected, as demand slows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Inventories will total 632 million bushels (16.06 million...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Inventories, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Sanderson Farms Incorporated
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Spiritwood, N.D., ethanol plant gets EPA's RFS2 approval
FARGO, N.D. - The planned 65 million-gallon-per-year Dakota Spirit AgEnergy LLC ethanol biorefinery near Jamestown, N.D., has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Renewable Fuel Standard 2 certification. Dakota Spirit AgEnergy's...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Renewable Energy, Environmental Politics
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Vilsack assures support for ethanol
LAS VEGAS - If the ethanol and biodiesel industries need reassurance of support from the Obama administration, they got it here on Feb. 8 from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. But they also got some advice on how to convince people outside their...Tags: Environmental Issues, Chuck Hagel, Renewable Energy, Media Industry, Biofuels
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Thune: High land prices might deter would-be farmers in South Dakota
A new Congress will craft a new farm bill this year, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said the measure will contain some provisions to encourage young farmers to get into agriculture. What it won't do, though, is address a major challenge for youthful...Tags: Groton, John Thune, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Gas prices keep climbing
Gas prices have shot up about 40 cents per gallon since the beginning of January. The price of 89-octane unleaded gasoline with 10 percent ethanol was $3.49 a gallon and regular 87-octane gasoline was $3.59 a gallon as of Friday in Aberdeen. In...Tags: Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Renewable Energy, Gasoline Industry, Biofuels
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N.D. Winter Show at Valley City March 5-10
This year's 76th Annual North Dakota Winter Show at Valley City will be Tuesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 10. The schedule below lists scheduled events. If you have question, call 1-800-437-0218 or go to http://www.northdakotawintershow.com There...Tags: Farms, Soil (music group), Auction Service, NASCAR, Environmental Issues
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Neb. ethanol plant idled because of corn costs
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) - Almost one-third of Nebraska's 24 ethanol plants have been shut down because high corn prices make it unprofitable to keep running them. The Ag Processing Inc. cooperative said on Feb. 1 that it had shut down its 55-million-gallon-...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Biofuels
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NASCAR Truck Series 2013 schedule
Channel Guide MagazineNASCAR Truck Series 2013 schedule begins on Feb. 22 with the Nextera Energy Resources 250 from Daytona International Speedway on SPEED. Download a FREE printable 2013 NASCAR TV schedule for the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World... -
Court says EPA overestimates biofuels production
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating the amount of fuel that can be produced from grasses, wood and other nonfood plants in an effort to promote a fledgling biofuels industry. At...Tags: American Petroleum, Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Judges, Gasoline Industry
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Ethanol firm Gevo to buy back $15M of its stock
The owner of a Luverne, Minn., ethanol plant that's struggling to convert its production to a newer, higher-value alcohol said on Jan. 2 it will buy back $15 million in common stock this year. Shares of Gevo Inc., based in Englewood., Calif., have...Tags: Environmental Issues, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Renewable Energy, Buyback, Biofuels
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